Kazunari Mamehara (JO1)’s first starring role in the movie “BADBOYS -THE MOVIE-“, main cast includes Rito Ikezaki (INI), Jutaro Yamanaka, Sora Inoue

■“I wanted to be as cool as Yoji (who I played), and even in my daily life after filming, I was conscious of Yoji.” (INI Ikezaki Rito)

Kazunari Mamehara (JO1)’s first leading role movie “BADBOYS -THE MOVIE-” will be released on May 30th.

Recently, a super special video has been released showing the three main cast members who form a strong bond with Tsukasa Kiriki, played by Mamehara, in “Gokurakucho.”

This work is based on Hiroshi Tanaka’s legendary delinquent manga “BADBOYS” (published by Shonen Gahosha Young King Comics), which has been made into movies many times in the past.

Tsukasa Kiriki (Kazunari Mamehara), the only son of a wealthy family, decides to run away from his overprotective parents and become independent on his own in order to become a man like Murakoshi, the legendary delinquent he saved when he was young. Determination. He applied to join the BEAST, the group that boasted the most power during the Warring States period, but was beaten up, but on the way to escape, he happened to meet Yoji Kawanaka, Hisao Nakamura, and Eiji Iwami, and he hit it off with them and joined Tsuru. It becomes like this.

Tsukasa and his friends are asked by Toshi, the seventh generation of Gokurakucho, to join the team for the conflict with Hiroshima Night’s, and everyone but Tsukasa joins the team, although they have mixed feelings. Then, the conflict between the Knights and the Paradise Butterfly begins.

INI’s Rito Ikezaki plays Yoji Kawanaka, who has a fateful encounter with Tsukasa and supports him in the shadows, with this being his first film appearance.

Along with Yoji Kawanaka, Hisao Nakamura, one of the members who supports Tsukasa, is an actor and starred in the drama “Ameiro Paradox” for the first time, and later went on to star in the movie “Atashino!”. He has attracted attention by appearing in many popular works such as “Mezamashi TV” and served as a monthly entertainment presenter on Fuji TV’s “Mezamashi TV” in October last year, attracting attention as the next breakout actor with his versatile expressiveness and atmosphere. Yutaro Yamanaka (M!LK).

Eiji Iwami, who joins Tsukasa along with Kawanaka and Nakamura, had his first lead role in the Mainichi Broadcasting drama “Eternal Yesterday” in 2022, and has recently starred in the NHK drama series “Ranman” and the TV Tokyo drama. Sora Inoue, an up-and-coming actor who is expected to continue working in films such as “SHUT UP” and the movie “Teacher’s White Lies,” has been cast.

Tatsuro Nishikawa, who served as the director, expressed his thoughts on the timeless work, saying, “I cherished the passionate friendship of the characters depicted in the original work and their pride in their friends.The original work is a masterpiece of Yankee manga. , current Reiwa era Now, there aren’t as many Yankees as there were at the time of the series, but people’s feelings of valuing friendship and pride have not changed over time, and that’s what I captured in the movie,” said Mamehara and Ike. Reminiscing about the shoot with Saki, Yamanaka, and Inoue.

“Mr. Mamehara has a very good intuition and immediately grasped the image of Tsukasa after reading the script.His acting was also very athletic, and all his actions were wonderful, even the smallest movements were charming.He was very dependable. The situation is truly amazing. Mr. Ikezaki gradually overlapped with Tsukasa, who became the 8th leader of Rakucho, and he was able to express his own version of Yoji in a cool manner. It’s gorgeous and has action scenes. He was very cool and I was fascinated by him. Mr. Yamanaka’s cool demeanor on set matched Hisao’s, and his role is one where he has conflicts with his friends, which he conveys through his sunglasses. Inoue seeped out from deep within. He was the bright mood maker on set, and was the oldest of the four. He led the scenes with a stable performance that showed his experience, and it was great to see him try and make things even better. ” he said.

Regarding the action scenes mentioned by the cast, they said, “We stuck to orthodox action that felt raw, and thanks to the guidance of stunt coordinator Deguchi-san, we were able to create sharp action scenes.Before filming, all the cast members He rehearsed with us and was able to go on set with confidence,” indicating that he and the cast had made careful preparations before filming.

Tsukasa Kiriki admires Murakoshi, the legendary delinquent who once saved him, and becomes the 8th head of Gokurakucho from a monk. Will the weak team “Gokurakucho” be able to win the championship in the Sengoku period of the tribe? Will the day come when Tsukasa will be able to ride the legendary motorcycle that his idol Murakoshi was riding? The title of “strongest” and the legendary motorcycle? The youth of straight men aiming to become motorcycle riders begins.

■Comment from Rihito Ikezaki (role of Yoji Kawanaka)
I am honored to be a part of a wonderful work called “BADBOYS” that depicts male romance and friendship.
It was my first time appearing in a movie or acting, so I was a little nervous, but together with the director and the rest of the staff, I created the role of Yoji Kawanaka that I was given the opportunity to play.
Yoji may seem like a tough and scary person, but he is a cool guy with a strong sense of duty and humanity, who is more friendly than most people, and loves Tsukasa like an older brother.
Even though I was playing the role, I liked Youji and wanted to be as cool as him, so much so that even after filming, I was conscious of Yoji in my daily life.
I would be happy if you could come to the theater to see the rehearsed actions, Youji’s passionate lines, and the friendship of the four Gokuraku Cho.

■Yutaro Yamanaka (playing Hisao Nakamura) comment
The character I play, Hisao Nakamura, has a huge gap.
He calmly looks at everyone in Gokurakucho, and at other times, the four of them are making fun of each other while nagging each other, and on the other hand, when they take off his sunglasses during a fight, he raises his voice as if a switch has been turned on and goes into beast mode. I would like you to enjoy that gap.
Filming was so much fun, not only when there were just four of us, but the atmosphere on set itself, including the director and staff, was great, so even the action scenes, which we had practiced a lot, didn’t feel difficult at all, and after filming was over. I was so sad to put it away.
I think “BADBOYS” is the hottest movie right now.
There are many scenes that will warm your heart and warm your heart, so please watch it in theaters.

■Comment from Sora Inoue (Eiji Iwami)
The character I played, Eiji Iwami, is a bright and fun character, but
He actually has a strong heart, and even when he says something to Tsukasa, even though he’s smiling, he’s actually filled with passion…I really liked that.
I dyed my hair bright red to prepare for my role, and the shoot was like an all-boys school with many male cast members, so it was fun and went by quickly.
The action scenes were practiced by everyone before filming, and I think all of them came out very cool thanks to the amount of practice, so I hope you’ll pay attention to them.
I think this is a fun and passionate work that depicts the four of us Gokurakucho and other men exchanging fists and exchanging hearts, so please look forward to its release.

Movie information

“BADBOYS -THE MOVIE-“
Released on Friday, May 30, 2025

Original work: Hiroshi Tanaka “BADBOYS” (published by Shonen Gahosha Young King Comics)
Director: Tatsuro Nishikawa
Screenplay: Kento Mineo Tatsuro Nishikawa
Cast: Kazunari Mamehara (JO1) Rito Ikezaki (INI) Jutaro Yamanaka Sora Inoue
Production Production: AOI Pro.
Distribution: Toei
(C) Hiroshi Tanaka/Shonen Gahosha/Movie “BADBOYS” Production Committee

“BADBOYS -THE MOVIE-” work site
https://badboys-movie.net/